E.L. wrote:
Why I'm not a GM: I thought the Bruins absolutely grifted the Ducks getting Ondrej Kase in the Backes and a 1st contract dump, but Kase was a ghost throughout his time in Boston. He shot a lot and Krejci supposedly liked him, so I don't know if they'll give him another chance.
It was a grift as far as anyone should be concerned. Bob Murray is a transcendently bad GM. The draft/development machine in Anaheim continually supplies him with young talent he always seems to squander. Meanwhile he throws everything into getting washed-up and expensive vets. I have no idea why that guy still has a job.
I also think Kase bouncing back is a better bet than Krejci, who had a subpar season analytics-wise despite good production. Still, all things considered, that's a pretty fragile pair of players is it not?
The one trade that made absolutely no sense to me at all, speaking of the Ducks, is Ritchie. Why the hell would you want that guy? The only thing he did this whole series was level a supremely dirty hit that warranted a major and cost the B's the game. I mean...just look the guy up. He's on par with Cam Barker for dumbest-looking NHL player in history.
Still not sure if Don Sweeney is a good GM, but I don't think he's a bad one either. He stumbled out of the gate badly at the 2015 draft, and the organization has publicly admitted as such, so he might get a pass for that (at least they got Debrusk out of it). He's a very interesting GM in his approach--he generally stands pat in the offseason, then goes crazy at the deadline. I like a lot of his deadline moves, but now he may be forced to be active this offseason.
Not sure if he can succeed in signing Krug, but if both he and Chara leave, that'll be a mortal blow to Boston's defense. McAvoy is good, but no one's good enough to weather the loss of two top blueline talents like that.